The System Setup menu

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Chapter 7:

The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking.

Surr Back System – Specify how you are using your surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker setting on page 35).

Manual MCACC – Fine tune your speaker settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 36).

Data Management – Check your MCACC presets and manage them through copying, renaming or deleting (see Data Management on page 41).

RECEIVER

INPUT

 

SYSTEM OFF

 

SOURCE

 

SELECT

 

 

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING

 

REMOTECONTROLUNIT

 

 

CD

 

DVR 2

 

DVD

TV

DVR1

TVCTRL

CD-R/TAPE

HDMI2

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

iPod

HDMI1

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

SR+

DIMMER

MIDNIGHT/

 

 

 

LOUDNESS

 

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

 

D.ACCESS +10

 

CLASS DISC

 

 

 

ENTER

AVPARAMETER

 

CHLEVEL

TOPMENU

 

 

MENU

 

TUNE

 

 

DTVMENU

ST

ST

T.EDIT

SETUP

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

TUNE

BAND

GUIDE CATEGORY

 

TV CONTROL

 

TVVOL

INPUT

TVCH

VOL

 

SELECT

 

 

Manual SP Setup – Specify the size, number,

distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve

connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 42).

Input Setup – Specify what you’ve connected to the

digital and component video inputs (see The Input

Setup menu on page 58).

Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect

how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup

menu on page 59).

1Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use the RECEIVER button to switch on.1

If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them.

2Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press

the SETUP button.2

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and

exit the current menu.

Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

System Setup

1.Auto MCACC 2.Surr Back System 3.Manual MCACC 4.Data Management 5.Manual SP Setup 6.Input Setup 7.Other Setup

: Exit

Auto MCACC – See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) below for a more detailed setup.

Note

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8, you can customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently

for up to six different MCACC presets3, which are useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa,

or playing a video game close to the TV).4

Important

Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.5

The screen saver will automatically appear after three minutes of inactivity.

Caution

The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

1Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.

2• To see the on-screen display, please connect the receiver and TV with a composite, component, or S-video cable.

Note that when editing items in the Manual MCACC menu, you will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing SETUP.

You can’t use the System Setup menu when the iPod or XM Radio input source is selected (in either the main or sub room).

3These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY16(or M16) until you rename them in Data Management on page 41.

4You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system.

5Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the Option setup screen (step 3).

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Classe Audio VSX-81TXV-S manual System Setup menu Chapter, Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

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